Pine Rid

PINERIDGE BLUEGRASS
FOLKLORE SOCIETY

Promoting the enjoyment of Bluegrass music
in the Durham Region

Join us at our monthly picking sessions!

Where: 
  Woodview Community Centre
151 Cadillac Avenue North
Oshawa, Ontario
When:
  One Sunday of each month, except July & August (see schedule below)
1:00 p. m. until 5:00 p. m.
Cost:
  $2.00 for members, $4.00 for non-members
Yearly membership $20.00
Activities:
  Picking, singing, jamming, performing and listening.
Musicians, beginners and listeners of all ages are welcome.
Snacks, hot and cold drinks available.
Family atmosphere.
What to bring:
  Acoustic instruments suitable for playing Bluegrass (electric bass allowed)
Voices, lyrics, etc.
 

 

 

How to get there:

Exit Highway 401 at Ritson Road. Drive north on Ritson to King Street (Highway 2). Drive east on King to Cadillac Avenue. Drive north on Cadillac until it turns the corner and becomes Beverly. On the east side of Cadillac, right at the corner, is the Woodview Community Centre.

 

2012 Picking Session Dates:

September - 16 - Corn boil

October - 14

November - 4

December - 2

 

2013 Picking Session Dates:

January - 6

February - 3 Pot Luck Supper and concert - Simcoe County Ramblers

March - 3

April - 7

May - 5

June - 9

July and August - no sessions - we're off to the festivals. There's a good list at www.valleygrass.ca

 

Club Activities:

Picking (naturally) - Here are lists of popular instrumentals and songs.

Stage show - sign up and play, or sit and listen.

Slow jam - Here's a list of tunes to practise.

Workshops

Luthier's Corner

Refreshments

Coming Events table

 

Here's a link to the club's Facebook Page.

Lots of Club photos are at Photobucket.

If you would like to renew your membership by mail, please print out the membership form, fill it out, and send it to:

Membership
Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society
60 Chimney Hill Way,
Port Perry, Ontario
L9L 2E1

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Pineridge Executive

 
 

Gary Meyer

 
President/Director
  
 

Don Adams

  
Vice President/Director
 
  Mike Kirkton
  
Hall Manager/Treasurer/Director
 
  Luke Puckrin
  
Publicity Manager/Director
  
  Anne Delong
  
Webmaster/Secretary/Director
  
 
Volunteers
  
  Luke Puckrin  
"Strings" Editor
  
  Rod Craig
  
Historian
  
  Gerry Morgan  
Stage Manager
  
  Sheila Meyer  
Membership Manager
  
  Betty Hass
& Marcella McCaie		  
Social Convenors
  
  John & Carol Doyle  
Strings Mailing Assistants
  




 

 

For more information about the Pine Ridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, contact:
Don Adams  Phone:  905-985-1475   Email:  donadams86@sympatico.ca
Gary Meyer Phone 416-281-1479 Email gmeyer@sympatico.ca

Club bylaws (1.4Mb)

For information about other Bluegrass organizations, take a look at Ottawa Valley Music Association's listings at http://www.valleygrass.ca/ .


This site is maintained by Anne Delong.